Prince Georges County Celebrates Another Banner Year of AccomplishmentsSource: washingtoninformer.com
After successfully expanding the police department to more than 1,400 officers and decreasing crime by more than 25 percent, the Johnson administration continued its commitment to public safety by unveiling another milestone - a $76 million 700MHZ communications radio system.
Artists carve out space to embraceSource: gazette.net
Prince George's may not come to mind as the home of a burgeoning art scene, but two up-and-coming arts districts at opposite ends of the county have sparked an arts and cultural renaissance.
Inauguration a shot in the armSource: gazette.net
From plywood to parties, Maryland businesses carved out a piece of the $170 million presidential inauguration action this week.
Family Affair Stretches Across the Ocean - washingtonpost.comSource: The Washington Post
In the hours before Barack Obama was sworn in as president, as celebrities flitted through town and the beautiful and the powerful began to party, the African cousins of the soon-to-be leader of the free world clambered into the back of a van for the long ride from their National …
Pr. George's Told to Boil Water After Main Break - washingtonpost.comSource: The Washington Post
More than 90,000 homes and businesses in a wide swath of Prince George's County that includes National Harbor are being told to boil their water through Inauguration Day as officials run tests in the wake of a massive water main break yesterday in Temple Hills.
South county bracing for Inauguration Day trafficSource: gazette.net
Residents in southern Prince George's County looking to hit the roads Tuesday on Inauguration Day will likely fare best by avoiding major highways and transit routes like the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, as a slew of inaugural events at National Harbor in Oxon Hill are expected to draw …
County counts down to inaugurationSource: gazette.net
Thousands expected at Prince George's official celebration, planner says
Presidential party-goers began visiting Pauline's Bridal Boutique in Clinton not long after the Nov. 4 election.
Show Time at the Convention Center - Barrons.comSource: Barron's Markets
...Looked at another way, Gaylord's market value of $368 million is a third of what it cost to build the Gaylord National in Prince George's County, Md., across the Potomac from D.C. While that facility has been slow to get off the ground, Reed says the problems are behind it.
NewsWatch: Prince George's OKs $35M for National HarborSource: gazette.net
The Prince George's County Council agreed Tuesday to issue $35 million in county bonds that will be earmarked for contracts with local minority-owned companies and improvements at National Harbor in Oxon Hill.
Subcontractors Sue For Lack of Payment - washingtonpost.comSource: The Washington Post
...Disputes over payment are not uncommon on large projects, and Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center says it is attempting to resolve issues that have delayed payments that contractors allege total $80 million.
Real estate agents organize in Prince George'sSource: gazette.net
A month after gathering to protest the lack of opportunities for real estate agents around National Harbor, several Prince George's County agents are organized and prepared with a plan to beef up their business.
Child-care agency targets National Harbor, hotelSource: gazette.net
Providing child care for working parents has long been a goal of the Prince George's Child Resource Center, and a new grant may help the organization spread its mission to National Harbor in Oxon Hill.
Amistad Schooner At National HarborSource: The Washington Post
The Freedom Schooner Amistad is docked through Monday at National Harbor.
The ship is a re-creation of La Amistad (meaning friendship), a vessel that became a central part of the first human rights case in U.S. courts argued on behalf of enslaved Africans.
Legislators tour National HarborSource: gazette.net
What's summer without a road trip?
Bypassing their Annapolis offices, members of the House Ways and Means Committee drove down to the new National Harbor waterfront city in Prince George's County on Tuesday.